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Scotland · DVSA car test centre

Pitlochry driving test centre

The Hall, West Moulin Road, Pitlochry, PH16 5EA · wheelchair accessible

Tests here: car.

Waiting times to September 2026 and pass rates for 2025–26, from DVSA statistics published .

Limited data for this centre. Only 146 tests were recorded in 2025-26, too few for a steady pass rate.

Median wait, September 2026

19.9 weeks

+1.3 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, 2025–26

73.3%

+23.3 pts vs GB 50.0%

Wait rank in Great Britain

270 of 314

1 = shortest wait; 48th of 74 Scotland

Weeks to 10% of slots free

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GB 19.7 weeks

People who took a car test at Pitlochry in September 2026 had booked it a median of 19.9 weeks earlier: 8.3 weeks longer than the Great Britain figure (11.6 weeks), and 4.8 weeks longer than the Scotland figure (15.1 weeks). A year earlier, in September 2025, it was 18.6 weeks, so the wait has grown by 1.3 weeks. Over the last 12 months it ranged from 11.7 weeks to 24.1 weeks.

Waiting time over the last two years

Median weeks between booking a test and taking it, for tests taken each month.

  • Pitlochry
  • Scotland
  • Great Britain
Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Pitlochry, October 2024 to September 2026Pitlochry: 19.9 weeks in September 2026, against 11.6 weeks for Great Britain.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2619.9Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2619.9Weeks
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Median weeks between booking and taking a test at Pitlochry, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthPitlochryScotlandGreat Britain
September 202619.915.111.6
August 202618.116.011.1
July 202618.115.611.1
June 202622.414.410.7
May 202620.613.69.7
April 202624.113.09.1
March 202618.114.79.0
February 202615.914.910.4
January 202614.615.010.1
December 202511.713.310.1
November 202519.913.710.4
October 202520.714.411.6
September 202518.615.012.4
August 202516.513.711.7
July 202518.113.612.0
June 202511.212.911.0
May 20257.713.111.3
April 20259.711.910.6
March 202513.111.310.4
February 202515.912.011.4
January 202512.711.111.0
December 202417.410.010.4
November 202413.39.69.9
October 202416.08.99.7

How far ahead people booked

Of tests taken at Pitlochry in September 2026, 9.5% had been booked within 7 weeks and 47.6% more than 21 weeks before.

  • Within 7 weeks
  • 7 to 14 weeks
  • 14 to 21 weeks
  • Over 21 weeks
Pitlochry
Scotland
Great Britain

At Pitlochry, 9.5% of tests in September 2026 were booked within 7 weeks and 47.6% more than 21 weeks ahead.

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How far ahead tests taken in September 2026 were booked
Within 7 weeks7 to 14 weeks14 to 21 weeksOver 21 weeks
Pitlochry9.5%0.0%42.9%47.6%
Scotland32.2%14.8%17.0%36.0%
Great Britain41.1%14.2%15.2%29.5%

If your test is booked here

Since 9 June 2026 a car test can only be moved to one of the three centres DVSA lists as nearest by road (or back to the centre where you first booked), and you get two changes in total. For a test booked at Pitlochry, those three are below. Of the three, Perth (Arran Road) (11.6 weeks) had a median wait at least a week shorter than Pitlochry in September 2026.

Centres a test booked at Pitlochry can be moved to
CentreDriving distance (DVSA)Median waitvs PitlochryPass rate 2025–26
Aberfeldyabout 15 miles by roadabout 15 mi22.6 weeks+2.7 wk68.5%
Perth (Arran Road)about 25 miles by roadabout 25 mi11.6 weeks−8.3 wk48.8%
Crieffabout 35 miles by roadabout 35 mi29 weeks+9.1 wk–

From DVSA's list of centres you can move your test to, which it says may change. The change service shows your actual options.

Pass rates

In 2025–26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 146 car tests were taken here and 73.3% passed, 23.3 points above the Great Britain rate (50.0%). First attempts did about the same: 73.8% of 80 first-time candidates passed, and 5.0% did it with no faults at all.

  • Pitlochry
  • Great Britain average
  • All tests
    73.3%23.3 points above Great Britain (50.0%)
  • First attempts
    73.8%23.3 points above Great Britain (50.5%)
  • First attempt with zero faults
    5.0%2.1 points above Great Britain (2.9%)
  • Men
    72.6%21.8 points above Great Britain (50.8%)
  • Women
    74.0%24.9 points above Great Britain (49.1%)
  • 17-year-oldsGB figure is the sum of listed centres
    84.4%20.8 points above Great Britain (63.6%)
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Pass rates at Pitlochry compared with Great Britain, 2025–26
MeasurePitlochryGreat Britain
All tests73.3%50.0%
First attempts73.8%50.5%
First attempt with zero faults5.0%2.9%
Men72.6%50.8%
Women74.0%49.1%
17-year-olds84.4%63.6%

Pass rate by year

  • Pitlochry
  • Great Britain
Car test pass rate at Pitlochry by financial yearPass rate at Pitlochry in 2025–26: 73.3%; Great Britain 50.0%.020406080100Pitlochry, 2019–20: 81.5%81Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%2019–20Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%2020–21Pitlochry, 2021–22: 75.5%75Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%2021–22Pitlochry, 2022–23: 59.0%59Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%2022–23Pitlochry, 2023–24: 62.6%63Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%2023–24Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%2024–25Pitlochry, 2025–26: 73.3%73Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%2025–26Pass rate, %020406080100Pitlochry, 2019–20: 81.5%81Great Britain, 2019–20: 45.9%’19Great Britain, 2020–21: 49.8%’20Pitlochry, 2021–22: 75.5%75Great Britain, 2021–22: 48.9%’21Pitlochry, 2022–23: 59.0%59Great Britain, 2022–23: 48.4%’22Pitlochry, 2023–24: 62.6%63Great Britain, 2023–24: 47.9%’23Great Britain, 2024–25: 48.7%’24Pitlochry, 2025–26: 73.3%73Great Britain, 2025–26: 50.0%’25Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Pitlochry by financial year
YearPitlochryGreat Britain
2019–2081.5%45.9%
2020–21–49.8%
2021–2275.5%48.9%
2022–2359.0%48.4%
2023–2462.6%47.9%
2024–25–48.7%
2025–2673.3%50.0%

Years run April to March; ’20 is 2020–21.

Tests cancelled by DVSA

In 2025–26 DVSA cancelled 29 tests at Pitlochry, about 198.6 for every 1,000 tests taken (Great Britain: 50.7). The biggest reason was examiner illness (12). These are cancellations by DVSA, not by learners; DVSA should rebook you and may owe you expenses.

  • Examiner illness12
  • Examiner leave11
  • Weather and other acts of nature6

The nearest theory test centre

The closest theory test centre DVSA publishes figures for is Pitlochry (Ground Floor, The Atholl Centre, Atholl Road, PH16 5BX), 0.2 mi away. In 2025–26, 50.4% of its 125 car theory tests were passes, 5.6 points above the Great Britain rate (44.8%). You can sit the theory test at any centre.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter wait is Perth (Arran Road), 22 mi away, at 11.6 weeks. No nearby centre had a pass rate more than 2 points higher. You can book a new test at any centre in Great Britain, but once it's booked a car test can only be moved to the three centres DVSA names for that centre. Distances here are straight-line.

Centres near Pitlochry, with median wait in September 2026 and 2025–26 pass rate
Centre24 months
Aberfeldy7.9 mi22.6 weeks68.5%
Perth (Arran Road)Shorter wait22 mi11.6 weeks48.8%
Crieff24 mi29 weeks–
KingussieShorter wait28 mi7.5 weeks59.1%
DundeeShorter wait32 mi14.6 weeks57.3%
Forfar32 mi28.2 weeks60.3%
Ballater35 mi20.9 weeks–
Callander37 mi29.7 weeks49.9%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
Aberfeldy: 22.6 weeksPerth (Arran Road): 11.6 weeksCrieff: 29 weeksKingussie: 7.5 weeksDundee: 14.6 weeksForfar: 28.2 weeksBallater: 20.9 weeksCallander: 29.7 weeksPitlochryPitlochry

Reading these figures

  • The waiting time is a median for tests taken that month: half of candidates booked closer to their test date, half further ahead. It is not the earliest date you could book today, which can be sooner when tests are cancelled or extra ones are added.
  • DVSA marks figures from April 2025 onwards as provisional; they can be revised at the quarterly update.
  • With 146 tests in a year, a handful of results moves the pass rate by several points. Treat small differences with caution.
  • Pass rates are published once a year; the latest cover April 2025 to March 2026. Waiting times are monthly, to September 2026.
  • The figures cover DVSA car tests only, not tests run by delegated examiners (such as some fleet and emergency service tests).

To book or move a test, use the official services: book your driving test or change your driving test on GOV.UK. DVSA explains when new tests are released. We have no link with DVSA and no access to its booking system.

Sources

DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars: tables DRT122F (waiting times), DRT121G (regional and national), DRT122A to DRT122E (pass rates), DRT122B (cancellations) and DRT112A (theory tests). Address and coordinates from GOV.UK's Find a driving test centre. Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 3 November 2026.